Category: police

Man purse in the news

KMBC 9 News did a robbery story last night.  The police said the suspect was carrying “a man purse.” Congratulations man purse, you’ve made it a long way. Flashback: Man purse in the Sauna (5:50 mp3) Podcast: Download (2.7MB)

Police Officers need text messaging, too

Some police departments encourage the teens to send in anonymous tips through text message. “If somebody hears Johnny is going to bring a gun to school, hopefully they’ll text that in,” said Sgt. Brian Bernardi of the Louisville, Ky., Metro Police Department, which rolled out its text-message tip line in June. Sgt. Bernardi went on…

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Matt Lauer takes on Larry Craig

I just got done watching Matt Lauer interview Larry Craig. I don’t think Larry really won too many points with the interview, but he didn’t really hurt his case either. Matt tried to put his “I’m a legitimate newsman” face on, but it just didn’t take. You could tell he was trying to catch Larry…

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How cops get vacation?

Don’t mess with a cop who looks like he needs vacation. Almost every time a cop shoots his gun or tases someone, he goes on “paid leave,” a.k.a. vacation. Obviously cops don’t typically shoot or tase people just to get time off, but it makes you think. “Fluorescent power enabled!”